Lake LA-4 N6679L
21 May 1971 · Blountville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N6679L was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Blountville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Blountville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-Cities
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N6679L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT N8589Y MINOR DMG. STARTED ENG TO WARM UP OILFOR OIL SAMPLE FOR TESTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1971 | Lake LA-4 | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Aviation Cente | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1971 | Lake LA-4 | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1971 | Lake LA-4 | Southwick, Massachusetts, United States | Lake Flying CL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1971 | Lake LA-4 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Western Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1971 | Lake LA-4 | Seoul, Asia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1971 | Lake LA-4 | Inlet, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |